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Amy Sparkes
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A comic treasure hunt drives the adventure: Blunderbeard hopes the gold will bring Blackbeard to collect him. The route includes a dangerous jungle and a dark cave he thinks may be haunted.
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Amy Sparkes
A comic treasure hunt drives the adventure: Blunderbeard hopes the gold will bring Blackbeard to collect him. The route includes a dangerous jungle and a dark cave he thinks may be haunted.
The story combines contemporary war with Slavic folklore: the girls meet Mara, a guide to the Beyond, after the war-tortured dead become unable to see her. Ghosts, friendship and belonging feature alongside the protagonists’ struggle to survive.
Max Brallier
A fast-moving space adventure mixes a travelling circus, monster-taming and the friends’ hot-dog business. Cosmoe’s past also comes into view, alongside danger for the group and the challenge of keeping their business going.
Terry Pratchett, Paul Kidby
Tiffany’s effort to rescue her baby brother gives the fantasy adventure a family-centred goal. She faces the threat with help from the Wee Free Men, a fierce, sword-wielding clan.
Kimberly Brubaker Bradley, Josie Portillo
This sequel brings together wartime danger and Ada’s questions about who she is, whom she can trust and what she ought to do. Its household includes a Jewish girl arriving from Germany.
Pete Johnson
A supernatural mystery about friendship, vampire-hunting and lost memory, with a new horror shop raising suspicions.
James Kennedy
Follow Jo and Aunt Lily from the California desert into the strange society of Eldritch City, where bizarre customs and quests accompany revelations about Jo’s identity and possible role in the city’s fate.
Leslie McFarlane
The mystery centres on a stolen hydrofoil and the Hardy Boys’ investigation of criminals associated with zodiac signs. Danger escalates to the boys being kidnapped, while Chet’s escape brings the Coast Guard into the effort to stop the vessel.
Jerry B. Jenkins
Young members of the Tribulation Force try to escape the Global Community’s grasp and free friends, while satellite tracking may expose them. A teenager’s contact from New Babylon raises doubts about a possible rendezvous. As people prepare to take Nicolae Carpathia’s mark, the group uses computers to spread warnings about its consequences.
John V. Madormo
The mystery centres on an old murder investigation, a rare coin and a collector who threatens Charlie to protect a secret.
David Lubar
A comic monster adventure turns an insect bite into a startling transformation, with Lud’s new abilities first seeming enjoyable and then becoming something he must stop.
Joe Schreiber
An adventure about Han’s ambition to become a pilot takes him from Corellia into a dangerous criminal-underworld job. Chewbacca and smuggler Lando Calrissian are among the characters he meets.
Michele Scott
The story combines horse riding and competition with a mystery: Vivienne suspects Harmony may have witnessed the vet’s death and begins investigating whether it was murder.
Brian Jacques
This is an animal fantasy adventure with a moral dilemma at its centre: Veil’s choices are shaped by the welcome he receives, the crime that leads to his exile and his connection to his father.
Jason Segel, Kirsten Miller
This is a high-stakes science-fiction adventure about friends confronting a powerful technology company, virtual-world conflict and a game that can kill.
Lisa Jane Smith
The story centres on Elena's return after a sacrifice, the vampire brothers who love her, and a threatening creature that can possess Damon. Its mode is supernatural horror and suspense.
C. J. Milbrandt
A child follows a feared, exiled mountain Keeper into a forgotten place of statues and galleries. Magic, rumours of a monster and glimpses of distant cultures shape this fantasy adventure.
Gary Paulsen, Patrick Lawlor
A collection of boyhood escapades turns homemade attempts at extreme sports into comic tales, from car-towed skiing to improvised jumps and a bear encounter.
Suzanne Collins
A fantasy finale about a young hero confronting a death prophecy and defending a city under attack. Family protection and the prospect of peace sit alongside the danger of war.
Robert Lawrence Stine
This is a suspense story about a frightening encounter, a violent act and friends trying to keep a secret while searching for evidence.
Susan Martins Miller
Tina sees the Ohio River as peaceful and worries about railway safety; Charles values the railway’s power and speed. Their family’s views on slavery and a possible move to Kansas bring the period’s conflicts into family life.
Brandon Mull
This is the concluding volume of the Beyonders trilogy: Jason and Rachel lead separate quests in Lyrian, with allies, a prophecy and a confrontation with Maldor driving the story.
J.L. Powers
This is a supernatural coming-of-age story about Adam’s difficult family life and his collision with a hidden world between life and death.
Jennifer Lynn Barnes
Expect a suspense-led investigation involving serial killers, a secretive group, and danger to the young investigators. The central mystery also concerns Cassie's mother and what happened to her.
Natasha Preston
A suspense-led story about Scarlett piecing together an obscured childhood while facing the people who want her returned to their group. Romance is part of the premise, alongside danger and questions of trust.
Robert Swindells
A post-war mystery begins with a ghost-hunt misunderstanding and develops into a story about hidden danger in a village still marked by rationing and hardship.
Paul Morton
A magpie takes Splodge along with a shiny object, prompting Bug Belly and the other froglets to attempt a rescue. Their route brings dangers from owls and snakes; Bug Belly relies on an inventive plan and gadgets.
Maureen Daly
This historical adventure centres on Chico’s friendship with a donkey amid wartime animal transport. The story also brings together people of different ages and nationalities.
Conn Iggulden, Hal Iggulden
Expect a mix of hands-on projects, outdoor skills, natural history, historical facts and recreational topics, rather than a single narrative. Practical subjects include making a bow and arrow, building a go-cart and learning about tripwires.
Sophia McDougall
Expect space adventure built around peril, friendship and a high-stakes rescue mission. Alice's attempt to get home expands into a challenge involving three worlds.
James DeAcutis
A fantasy adventure turns Peter’s wish to sail into a struggle to escape the Pirate King’s plan to sacrifice him. Blame after a house fire and an abduction bring danger into the story.
Jennifer L. Armentrout
Katy and Daemon’s relationship grows closer amid a dangerous effort to free loved ones. Katy also confronts her changing abilities and the threat posed by an organisation targeting hybrids.
S. A. Bodeen
This instalment combines a survival situation with an island mystery: the family is short of food, rescue has not appeared, and unsettling discoveries complicate their efforts to understand where they are.
Garth Nix
This fantasy adventure follows two young knights from village defence into a quest involving dragons, unseen enemies and a threat to the crown.
Leslie McFarlane
Opera brings costumes, music and backstage intrigue into this Nancy Drew mystery. The investigation centres on danger to two rival singers and a suspected attempt to ensure that only one becomes the star.
Robert Lettrick
A fast-moving survival predicament sits alongside camp friendships and uncertainty about whether Will can be trusted. The group’s escape attempt keeps danger close as they try to make sense of the animal attacks.
Robb White
Ben’s paid desert-guiding trip turns into a fight to survive when Madec tries to silence him after a prospector is shot. The suspense centres on exposure, thirst, gunfire and the difficulty of being believed.
Howard Zimmerman
A question-and-answer guide to armoured dinosaurs, with illustrations and fact boxes. It covers how different dinosaurs’ features could protect them, alongside their names, physical traits and habitats.
Anthony Horowitz
This is an espionage adventure built around Alex’s efforts to uncover who is behind the threats to Ark Angel. The plot moves between a hospital, international travel and a space project, with Alex repeatedly facing danger.
Rebecca Behrens
Jocelyn and Alex are stranded and lost in the Northwoods after a rafting mishap, facing threats from the elements with only wet bags’ contents. As they try to get home, the former best friends must also confront the strain between them.
Paul Griffin
This is a survival story centred on five teenagers from different circumstances, brought together by a risky trip at sea. Their changing situation gives the book a strong focus on what they may need from one another.
Catherine Jinks
An adventure set among London’s dark places, where Birdie’s work as bait for monsters draws her into a mystery involving missing pickpockets, folklore and a more dangerous villain.
Carla Jablonski
Paul and his family try to protect Henri and help him reach safety, while Paul takes on responsibilities at home and joins the Resistance. The story follows their choices amid occupation and suspicion.
Jon Balchin
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Tom Moorhouse
A nature-rich animal adventure follows a young vole family travelling in search of safety.
Dr. Seuss
A comic fantasy about an impossible hat problem becomes a story of a boy facing royal authority. Its absurdity and escalating predicament may suit a shared read with room to pause and talk.
Hergé
A fast-moving comic adventure built around a reporter's pursuit of gangsters, with repeated peril and a land dispute involving Blackfoot people.
Meish Goldish
A compact, visual account follows the Titanic’s last hours, pairing a sequence of events with maps and fact boxes. It focuses on the ship, its passengers and crew, and attempts to save lives.
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